Friday, May 29, 2009

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Jessica Jacobs wins in AustinBy Leland Black
Jessica Jacobs won the inaugural
race of the Trek Women Triathlon
Series today in Austin, TX, with an
over all time of 1 hour 9 minutes.
The race consisted of an 800 meter
swim in Lake Decker, a hilly 12
mile bike, and a muddy off-road 3.1
mile run.
“It was really great to go out to do a
hard, short race today and go all
out from start to finish,” Jacobs
said. “However, what was really
special was getting back to the
grassroots part of the sport and
rocking the SLS3 Triathlon shorts.
Witnessing some women who had
never competed or raced before
and to see the look in their eyes
when they crossed the finish line
was priceless. I was honored to
wish them well as they finished their
journey.”
The Trek Women Triathlon Series
was founded by triathlon legends
Sally Edwards and Maggie
Sullivan; their mission is to
“promote women to become more
physically active” by “making the
race experience for women in
triathlon even better than it’s been.”
More information and future race
dates can be found at
trekwomenstriathlonseries.com.
Coming up next for Jacobs is
Ironman Coeur d’Alene followed by
the Quelle Challenge Roth iron
distance race in Germany, where
she will attempt to break the world
record for the 112 mile bike course.

May 2009Is it summer yet? Triathlete Magazine's swimsuit issue says 'yes'!SLS3 made it into the magazine as well - see our FX RacesuitTriathlon Suit on page 72 - at newsstands now. (Image: Triathlete Magazine)Read Steve Larsen's latest review of SLS3 products.Wildflower Triathlon FestivalAs always, the first weekend in May is dedicated to Wildflower, the Woodstock of triathlon festivals. SLS3 was present to support our athletes. Jordan Rapp placed 4th, Benjamin Hoffman was 9th, both showing promising form in this still young season. Brian Lavelle, now sporting a full beard, had an unfortunate puncture on the bike after it had rained all day before the race. Ain-Alar Juhanson from Estonia took in the Half Ironman as preparation for Ironman Lanzarote in 3 weeks and finished 19th in the very competitive pro field.Lanzarote Olympic DistanceSpeaking of Ironman Lanzarote, Bella Bayliss took in the Olympic Distance race last weekend and won. Bella, like Ain-Alar, will be racing the Ironman race there in a few weeks.St. Croix 70.3 Half IronmanJust one day after the Wildflower Half lots more triathletes had some fun climbing the legendary beast of St. Croix.Canadian pro Wolfgang Guembel had a great day and finished 9th, wife Nicole finished 12th in the pro women's field. Brazilian SLS3 athlete Marcus Ornellas was 13th. Full results.Japan StrongmanIt was indeed a very busy race weekend all over the world. In Japan, the famous long distance race Strongman took place. Racing were Japanese married pro triathletes Hiro and Maki Nishiuchi, both sporting SLS3 compression socks.Hiro finished 4th in the pro men's division while wife Maki took 3rd on the podium in the women's pro field.